When it comes to the vast waters that make up the North Atlantic, someone is always listening, usually the US Navy. Looks like our sailors picked it up Exploding the Titan submersible when it happens, probably on a Sunday.
New information from The Wall Street Journal Confirmed Titan submersible will most likely explode shortly after losing contact with it ship supportthe Polar Prince. Despite signs that the Titan had blown up, the US Coast Guard continued search and rescue efforts until it was certain:
According to a US defense official, the Navy began tracking Titan almost immediately after the submarine lost contact. After that the disappearance of the submersible on SundayThe US system detected what it suspected was the sound of a nearby explosion where the debris was discovered on Thursday and reported his findings to the Coast Guard commander in place, US defense officials said.
Officials said that while the Navy can’t say for certain that the sound was coming from the Titan, the discovery serves to narrow the search for the ship before its wreckage was discovered on Thursday. .
“The US Navy conducted an analysis of the acoustic data and discovered an anomaly consistent with an explosion or explosion in the vicinity of the Titan submersible when communication was lost,” an official said. Senior US Navy officials told The Wall Street Journal in a statement. “While uncertain, this information was immediately shared with Incident Command to support the ongoing search and rescue mission.”
The officials decided to “continue the search and rescue mission and make every effort to save those on board,” the Navy statement said.
This intelligence from the Navy is believed to be key to narrowing the search area for Titan, which already stretches to an area twice the size of the state. connect. The Navy has requested that the audio capture system not be named by the press for national security reasons. After all, such systems are more interested in listening in on enemy submarines than in deadly billionaire scammers.
Titan’s remains were found Thursday morning by a remote control vehicle used by the Canadian research vessel Arctic horizon. A field of debris was found 1,600 feet from the bow of the ship Titanic The wreck contains the entire hull under pressure. Rescuers from three countries are involved in the search effort, including the US Coast Guard, which is responsible for search and rescue.
